Dorset
Covers hotel industry developments across Dorset, including new openings, refurbishments, planning applications, tourism trends, and performance data. Reporting spans key locations such as Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth and Dorchester, with insight into both branded and independent operators. Also includes coverage of local authority decisions, investment activity, and the factors influencing leisure and business demand across the county’s hospitality market.
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Jun- 2025 -6 JuneHotels
Chickpea Group to open pub with rooms in Dorset
The Chickpea Group has announced that it is set to open The Fleur de Lys Inn, the company’s eight pub with rooms and its first in Dorset. The Fleur de Lys Inn dates back to the 17th Century and is situated in the village of Cranborne. It is set to…
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May- 2025 -7 MayNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 7/5/25
Mar Hall Golf and Spa Resort in Scotland has reopened after a £20m refurbishment, transforming the five-star hotel into a luxury destination with 74 redesigned rooms and suites. Highlights include a new palm-canopied reception area, a private cinema, gaming and billiards rooms, and expansive spa facilities. The central hub, The…
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7 MayHotel Brands
BWH Hotels adds seven sites to portfolio in Q1
BWH Hotels has added seven new independent hotels to its portfolio of more than 230 hotels across Great Britain in the first quarter. The acquisitions mark another step towards BWH Hotels’ five-year plan of adding 100 new properties to the brand across the UK, as it aims to reach 20,000…
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7 MayHotels
Whitbread secures first Hub by Premier Inn site south of River Thames
Whitbread has acquired Dorset House, a vacant office block on Stamford Street SE1, from Capital 38, and plans to convert it into a circa 400-bedroom Hub by Premier Inn hotel. The new nine-storey, 90,000 sq ft building will mark Whitbread’s first Hub by Premier Inn hotel to open south of…
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Apr- 2025 -22 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 22/4/25
Hotel Indigo will open its new Leeds location this summer following a multi-million-pound investment. Situated on Lower Briggate, the hotel will feature 107 bedrooms, two meeting rooms, a 24/7 fitness centre, and an on-site Mediterranean restaurant and bar called The Banksia. The project will create over 60 jobs and reflect…
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22 AprilTourism
Haven sees staycations rise 25% over Easter weekend
Haven has hosted more than 400,000 guests over the Easter bank holiday, which the holiday park operator revealed has been a “record” 25% rise in the number of holidaymakers for the season. With 39 parks located in various coastal spots, Haven attributed the sunny start to the month on the…
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15 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 15/4/25
The Montenotte in Cork has appointed Juan Tudela as its new general manager. With over 20 years of international luxury hospitality experience, Tudela has held senior roles at five-star properties including the W Hotel in Barcelona and the Landmark Hotel in London. He joined The Montenotte as director of operations…
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15 AprilHotels
Dorset’s The Bridge House hits the market for £950k
The Bridge House, a characterful 18th Century hotel in Bridport, Dorset, has hit the market with a freehold asking price of £950,000. The Bridge House offers 10 ensuite letting bedrooms, a two/three-bedroom apartment, a basement bar and restaurant, a breakfast room, guest lounges, and The Potting Shed garden bar and…
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14 AprilFeatures
Full but failing: the quiet crisis in boutique hotels
Andy Murray’s Cromlix Hotel is beautiful. Award-winning, fully booked, and sitting on 34 acres of private grounds in the Scottish countryside. It was crowned AA Hotel of the Year Scotland 2024. It has a Michelin Key. Guests write glowing reviews. And yet, it’s losing money. In the year to March…
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Feb- 2025 -26 FebruaryPeople
Cromlix hotel appoints new executive head chef
Five star country house hotel Cromlix has announced the appointment of James Mearing as the new executive head chef. Mearing replaces outgoing Darin Campbell who has worked for the hotel for 11 years and has left to pursue new projects. Mearing was formerly executive chef at Summer Lodge Country House…
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